Social democratic parties

Holding Out

General view of the CHP's headquarters with poster of the Turkish presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu (cente), leader of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), in Ankara, Turkey, 28 May 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA

PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis called on Greeks to vote for his party on Sunday from the village of Arkalochori on Crete where he voted.

Nikos Androulakis, the leader of PASOK, which came third in the May 21 elections, addressed the party's central political committee and new parliamentary group on Sunday. The meeting was attended by candidates and PASOK officials from all parts of Greece.

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader and Nation Alliance presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on May 2 that he would respect different identities of Türkiye and serve all of them if he is elected at May 14 polls.

In response to the allegations of main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over faulty voters' information in the Turkish citizenship database system, MERNİS, provided to the Supreme Election Board (YSK), the Interior Ministry stated on Aug. 12 that the system functions properly.

One of the most important issues that brings the six opposition parties together is the need to bring democracy to Türkiye, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) has said.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on June 15 said his party does not use anyone's identity, belief, or lifestyle as a material for politics.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has called for unity to overcome the "hard days" that Turkey has been facing recently.

"We are having hard days. We are going through difficult circumstances together. We will and we must overcome together; we must overcome," he said at the CHP's parliamentary group meeting on Feb. 1.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has vowed to begin a journey to make peace with all social and political rival camps and create an environment to heal what he called the pains the Turkish nation was suffering from and foster hopes for a common future.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has reiterated his warning against refugee influx towards Turkey, saying the issue is a matter of perpetuity for Turkey.

The "West has seen" that they can turn Turkey into an "open prison for refugees," Kılıçdaroğlu said in a video message on Twitter on July 25.